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Proceedings of the First National Congress on Philippine Lakes
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The interconnectivity of land and water ecosystems and the uniqueness of lakes render lake management and conservation a very complex task. This is worsened by the predictable increasing demand for water and the continuing ... -
Protein-degrading bacteria in the sediments of caged and uncaged sites of Lake Taal, Batangas, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The populations of protein-degrading bacteria in the sediments of caged (Leviste, Laurel) and uncaged sites (Quiling, Talisay) in Lake Taal were determined by means of the most probable number (MPN) enumeration using ... -
Five thousand years of environmental history: Paoay Lake, northern Luzon, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The environmental history of Paoay Lake and its surrounding landscape is being examined through the analysis of pollen, diatoms, charcoal, mineral magnetics, and AMS dating. The project is part of a larger program of ... -
Assessment of the Lumban River Delta in Laguna de Bay, Philippines for conservation
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Assessment of migratory fishes in Butas River, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)To determine the declining production of migratory fishes (milkfish, mullet, snapper, jacks) in Naujan Lake, environmental assessment of Butas River is being conducted. Water quality is being monitored and fish samples ... -
Catastrophic flood hazards from crater lakes: Parker and Pinatubo volcanoes, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)In a span of seven years, three catastrophic flood events ensued from the breakout of two crater lakes: two from Maughan Lake, the crater lake of Parker volcano, and one from Pinatubo volcano. The mechanisms of the three ... -
Influence of salinity on primary productivity of Laguna Lake during the last few hundred years from sediment geochemistry
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Fishes of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines: Status and research gaps for conservation using FishBase
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)FishBase is the world s premier database on fishes with key information on more than 27,800 species. A review of FishBase indicates that the fish fauna of Laguna de Bay consists of 31 species belonging to 18 families. Three ... -
Bathymetry and vertical temperature profile of Lake Mainit
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The bottom topography and vertical temperature profile of Lake Mainit was assessed to provide baseline data to understand the dynamic behavior of the lake as an ecosystem. Many limnological phenomena, distribution of biota, ... -
Managing the sacred lakes of Coron Island, Palawan, Philippines: Ensuring environmental protection and securing cultural integrity through indigenous community initiatives
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The Tagbanwa of Coron Island have, since time immemorial, been managing their island and its surrounding waters. The Philippine Government recognizes this right and capability by awarding a Certificate of Ancestral Domain ... -
A limnological survey of Lake Duminagat, Mt. Malindang Natural Park, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)Lake Duminagat is a crater lake located in Mt. Malindang Natural Park, one of the protected areas in the Philippines. Two communities are adjacent to it - Brgy. Duminagat, of which it is a part, and Brgy. Gandawan. Both ... -
Revisiting the Ligawasan marshland in Mindanao: An indigenous resource management system study towards sustainability
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The Ligawasan Marshland covering an area of 288,000 ha is important to hundreds of thousands of Magindanawan Bangsamoro fisher-farmers whose basic means of livelihood are wild fishing and traditional rice farming. This ... -
The ichthyofauna of Lake Manguao, Taytay, Palawan, Philippines with special reference to endemic species
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)Lake Manguao is the only freshwater lake in mainland Palawan. It is special because it has no surface outflow that connects it to the sea. The fish fauna of Lake Manguao was studied during three sampling events in June, ... -
Status and impacts of tilapia fish cage farming in Lake Bato: Some policy and management options for sustainable development
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)An assessment and impact analysis of the fish cage arming in Lake Bato was conducted from October 1999 to January 2000 through a field survey and personal interviews with fish cage farmers, operators and key informants in ... -
Back to basics: Institutional and behavioral perspectives on the Taal Lake fish cage industry
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)The practice of fish cage culture existed in Taal Lake in the 1970s but it only flourished in the late 1990s, degrading water quality and increasing fish kill incidences in cage areas. This paper analyzes the Taal Lake ... -
Integrated water resources management: the experience of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)Laguna de Bay is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and one of the largest lakes in Southeast Asia. The lake and its watershed, technically referred to as the Laguna de Bay Region or Basin, encompasses the ... -
Aquaculture practices in Laguna de Bay, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)A survey was conducted to obtain information on the fish culture practices of the fish farmers in Laguna de Bay, Philippines. Fish farms vary greatly in size. Nile tilapia and bighead carp are the two fish species cultured ... -
Response of phytoplankton to temporal changes in nutrients in Taal Lake, Batangas, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)It is important to note that different adaptations are successful at different times and in different environments, so that different algal species become dominant at different times and locations. Hence, the species ... -
Nutrient and bacterial load profile of Lake Mainit, Mindanao, Philippines
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)Lake Mainit, located in northeastern Mindanao, is the fourth largest lake in the Philippines. Its limnology and water quality parameters, however, are not yet thoroughly understood. This study has been conducted to obtain ... -
Microcystins from the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa in Laguna de Bay, Philippines
Cuvin-Aralar, Maria Lourdes
(Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), 2005)
Laguna de Bay, the largest freshwater lake in the Philippines, experiences periodic blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. The results of analysis for the presence of the hepatotoxin microcystins in bloom ...
